Is Causal-Process Observation an Oxymoron?

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Beck
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Good Thing ◽  
Causal Process ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
General Theme ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Process Observation ◽  
Scientific Standards

When I first read King, Keohane, and Verba (1994) (KKV), I was excited by the general theme of what seemed to me the obvious, but usually unspoken, idea that all political scientists, both quantitative and qualitative, are scientists and governed by the same scientific standards. KKV, as Henry Brady (Brady and Collier 2004, chap. 3) cleverly notes, clearly were preaching to the qualitative researcher, and the subject of the sermon was that qualitative researchers should adopt many of the ideas standard in quantitative research. Thus, to abuse both the metaphor and KKV, one might compare KKV to the view of the Inquisition that we are all God's children. But, having sat through many talks based on case studies, it is clear to me that getting everyone to think about the nature of the scientific enterprise we are all engaged in can only be a good thing.

A Systematic Literature Review of the EFQM Excellence Model from 1991 to 2019

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yousaf ◽  
Petr Bris
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
European Foundation ◽  
The Subject

A systematic literature review (SLR) from 1991 to 2019 is carried out about EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) excellence model in this paper. The aim of the paper is to present state of the art in quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model that will guide future research lines in this field. The articles were searched with the help of six strings and these six strings were executed in three popular databases i.e. Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Around 584 peer-reviewed articles examined, which are directly linked with the subject of quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model. About 108 papers were chosen finally, then the purpose, data collection, conclusion, contributions, and type of quantitative of the selected papers are discussed and analyzed briefly in this study. Thus, this study identifies the focus areas of the researchers and knowledge gaps in empirical quantitative literature on the EFQM excellence model. This article also presents the lines of future research.

TheOrvosi Hetilap (Hungarian Medical Journal)in the network of medical journals

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (22) ◽  
pp. 876-879
Author(s):  
András Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Medical Journal ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
The Subject

The role of networks is swiftly increasing in the production and communication of scientific knowledge. Network aspects have, therefore, an ever growing importance in the analysis of the scientific enterprise, as well. The present paper demonstrates some techniques of studying the network of scientific journals on the subject of seeking the position of Orvosi Hetilap (Hungarian Medical Journal) in the international journal network. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(22), 876–879.

The Development of the Communication Skills of Individuals Living in Homes for People with Disabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-70
Author(s):  
Petr Kopečný
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Given

This paper concentrates on the area of special educational support provided to individuals living in homes for people with disabilities in the Czech Republic and presents partial research results illustrating the state of the provision of speech therapy to users of social services facilities falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The subject of the research is an analysis of support for the development of the communication skills of pupils living in social services facilities. The partial results of the research outline the approaches employed by the managerial staff of the given facilities in implementing special educational procedures, describe forms of speech therapy provision in homes for people with disabilities, and compare the attitudes of teachers and social services staff to the development of communication with the importance attributed to it by speech therapists and demonstrated by the case studies performed.

Democracy and Political Culture

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross McKibbin
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social System ◽  
Political System ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

This book is an examination of Britain as a democratic society; what it means to describe it as such; and how we can attempt such an examination. The book does this via a number of ‘case-studies’ which approach the subject in different ways: J.M. Keynes and his analysis of British social structures; the political career of Harold Nicolson and his understanding of democratic politics; the novels of A.J. Cronin, especially The Citadel, and what they tell us about the definition of democracy in the interwar years. The book also investigates the evolution of the British party political system until the present day and attempts to suggest why it has become so apparently unstable. There are also two chapters on sport as representative of the British social system as a whole as well as the ways in which the British influenced the sporting systems of other countries. The book has a marked comparative theme, including one chapter which compares British and Australian political cultures and which shows British democracy in a somewhat different light from the one usually shone on it. The concluding chapter brings together the overall argument.

scholarly journals Environmental Enrichment of Nonhuman Primates, Dogs and Rabbits Used in Toxicology Studies

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 132-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn A.L. Bayne
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Laboratory Animals ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Animal Care

The increasing emphasis on the provision of environmental enrichment to laboratory animals, vis-à-vis the USDA Animal Welfare Regulations, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 1996), and a potential forthcoming policy from the USDA on the subject, can be difficult to accommodate in a toxicology research environment. A summary will be provided of current requirements and recommendations. Then, strategies for meeting regulatory requirements will be described for non-rodent animals used in toxicology research. These strategies will address methods of both social enrichment, such as pair or group housing, as well as non-social enrichment, such as cage furniture, food enrichments, and toys. In addition, the value of positive interactions with staff (e.g., through training paradigms or socialization programs) will also be discussed. Apparent in the discussion of these strategies will be an overarching recognition of the necessity to avoid introducing confounding variables into the research project and to avoid compromising animal health. The roles of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the attending veterinarian in helping scientists balance animal well-being, the scientific enterprise and the regulatory environment will be described.

Teaching Short - Circuit Calculation with Off - Nominal Turns Ratio Transformers

TEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1525-1533
Author(s):  
Allen A. Castillo ◽  
M. Natalia Galván Osuna ◽  
Norma A. Barboza Tello ◽  
Alejandra J. Vega
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Circuit Analysis ◽  
Industrial System ◽  
Software Simulation ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Short Circuit Calculation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ieee Standards ◽  
Short Circuit Analysis

Teaching short-circuit analysis is conducted primarily through case studies; however, there are not many validated short-circuit studies available on the subject, especially when considering off-nominal turns ratio transformers. In order to improve the teaching of short-circuit analysis, a three phase short-circuit study in an industrial system according to ANSI/IEEE standards by means of Zmatrix method is presented; two case studies are considered: the industrial system with nominal and offnominal turns ratio transformers, in both cases the step by step solution is given in an explicit manner and the analytical results are validated through software simulation.

Does Civil Society Matter? Governance in Contemporary India

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 456-457
Author(s):  
Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
North America ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Actual Case ◽  
The North ◽  
Fresh Perspective ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Conceptualization

Does Civil Society Matter? Governance in Contemporary India, Rajesh Tandon and Ranjita Mohanty, eds., New Delhi: Thousand Oaks, London: Sage Publications, 2003, pp. 363.In the last decade in North America, there has been an explosion of books on the subject of civil society. Like so many other concepts in contemporary political science, the notion of civil society has been imported to analyze other polities outside the North American hemisphere, and India is no exception. However, Tandon and Mohanty's edited book presents a fresh perspective by combining academic analysis with that of on-the-ground practitioners to examine the relationship between civil society and governance. The book is divided into two parts: the first deals with the theoretical conceptualization of civil society and the second with actual case studies.

Development and Application of a Concept Test on the Subject of Stars

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebru EZBERCI-CEVIK ◽  
Mehmet Altan KURNAZ
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Schools Of Education ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean

The aim of this study is to develop a concept test on the subject of stars that is suitable for model analysis and to evaluate the conformity of this model. The study was performed using a screening model, which is a type of quantitative research method. The study also tried to fill the gap in the existing literature regarding the use of quantitative methods. To develop the test, existing studies on stars were first examined; interviews with candidates who were teachers were conducted; and finally, necessary amendments to test items were made after referring to experts’ opinions. To assure its validity and reliability, the test was applied to a total of 175 candidates who were studying at schools of education in the departments of science teaching of three different universities to become teachers; all candidates took astronomy courses and were educated on the subject matter. The final form of the test comprised of 26 multiple-choice questions, each with 5 possible answers. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of the test was calculated to be 0.735. In addition, the mean strength of the test was found to be 0.370 and the distinctiveness was found to be 0.390. Statistical analyses revealed that the concept test developed in this study is a valid and reliable test that conforms to the model analysis.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Validity and Reliability of a Teacher-Made Test

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-532
Author(s):  
Agung Setiabudi ◽  
Mulyadi Mulyadi ◽  
Hilda Puspita
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliable Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Multiple Choice Items

The aim of this research was to find out the validity and reliability of a teacher-made test in SMAN 6 Bengkulu. This research was a descriptive quantitative research. The subject of this research was an English teacher-made test for eleventh grade students of SMAN 6 Bengkulu. There were 40 items of the test consist of 35 multiple choice items and 5 essay items. There were two research instruments used in this research, observation checklist and documentation. Based on the data analysis, it was found that the  percentage of the validity score was 60% or 0.60. It means that the test was valid but in the intermediate category. The r-obtained for reliability test was 0.62 and it was considered to be reliable but was in the intermediate level of reliability.  From the research finding, it can be concluded that the test was valid and reliable but both were in the intermediate category. It means that the test still need some revision and improvement in order to be a good, valid, and reliable test. Key Words : Validity, Reliability, Teacher-made test  

scholarly journals PENERAPAN STRATEGI COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PADA MATA PELAJARAN IPS TERPADU DALAM MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VII DI SMP IT ULIL ALBAB BATAM TAHUN PELAJARAN 2015/2016 STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ON THE SUBJECT IN THE INTEGRATED IPS IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING MOTIVATION CLASS VII SMP IT IN BATAM ULIL albab LESSON YEAR 2015/2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desma Yulia ◽  
Devi Liana Sari
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
T Test ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Improving Student Learning ◽  
Difference Test

Teacher-centered learning less than optimal impact on the lack of student motivation. In addition, students are also difficult to understand the learning material of teaching materials that have been provided so that students become less enthusiastic in receiving lessons. This study aims to reveal the students 'motivation on IPS Terpadu  subjects through CollaborativeLearning strategy and to know the of the differences in students' motivation Experimental Class and ControlClass in junior IT UlilAlbab Batam. This research is a quantitative research with Quasi-Experimental Design approach. The subjects were students of class VIIa as a Class Experiment, totaling 32 students and Class VIIb as a Class control totaling 32 students. The sampling is using random sampel.Data obtained from the test results questionnaire were analyzed using the average difference test (T-Test). The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences on the students motivation in the Experimental Class Kata kunci: Strategi Collaborative Learning, students motivation, social sciences. Berpusat pada guru belajar kurang dari dampak yang optimal pada kurangnya motivasi siswa. Selain itu, siswa juga sulit untuk memahami materi pembelajaran bahan ajar yang telah disediakan sehingga siswa menjadi kurang antusias dalam menerima pelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan motivasi pada mata pelajaran IPS Terpadu melalui strategi CollaborativeLearning dan untuk mengetahui perbedaan di siswa siswa motivasi Kelas Eksperimental dan ControlClass di SMP IT UlilAlbab Batam. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan Desain Quasi-Eksperimental. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIIA sebagai Eksperimen Kelas, berjumlah 32 siswa dan kelas VIIB sebagai kontrol Kelas berjumlah 32 siswa. sampling menggunakan sampel.Data acak yang diperoleh dari hasil uji kuesioner yang dianalisis menggunakan uji perbedaan rata-rata (T-Test). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan pada motivasi siswa di Kelas Eksperimental dan Kontrol.Kata kunci: Strategi Collaborative Learning, Motivasi Belajar, IPS Terpadu.

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